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What kind of fishing? With family? Kids? Occasional coastal jaunts for salmon or trout?
I had a 16' Yamaha-powered Sea Nymph tiller for almost 20 years, great boat. But it wasn't for really big open water like I often used it for.
I was a bit skeptical when I made the switch to a full console, but now I'm hooked.
I fish big water these days for blueback (kokane) and lake trout, as well as some big white-capped Canadian waters and really like the windshield console. The coverage is great and a guy doesn't feel completely beat up after a long day on the water.
Really like my Lund 162 xl sport. It offers great protection and stability for family out there. Full canvas is only a few snaps away.
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I have an '05 Crestliner Canadian 1650 with a side console and was thinking about selling it and looking for something maybe a foot or two longer with a more open floor plan, but have pretty well talked myself out of it. My use is fishing the local rivers for kings and silvers and crabbing the bays. If I were to sell it I'd have to look for something for about equal money and that means either older and/or rivited (my boat is welded) and decided against that. I am going to look at having a canvas cabin built for it.
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I'll go against the trend and throw my vote in for a console, with one of the main reasons being weight further forward in the boat makes getting up on plane easier. I have had a bunch of tillers and hated cracking the throttle and having the front end come up so high you can't see where you are going. End up putting your tackle and stuff up in the front to keep the bow down, then you need to go get it from there when you start fishing, move it to the back where you are running the boat, and then move it back when you are wanting to move. With a console boat your tackle can be right beside you, you have a windshield to help keep the chill off, and you are that much farther from the motor, so less noise. A single console boat still has a ton of fishable room and is easy to move around.
All that said, I would place reliability of the rig above the layout.
SS A tiller with power tilt and trim handles that quite easily.
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To me, a one sided counsel is best. You can sit wherever you want in the boat with a decent trolling motor and also have the convenience of a steering wheel,tilt/trim to load.
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